Your main desktop operating system for 2013

By +Frank B.
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  1. 1. Which is going to be your main desktop OS for 2013?

    • Windows XP
      3
    • Windows Vista
      2
    • Windows 7
      134
    • Windows 8
      202
    • Windows Server
      5
    • A Windows version older than XP
      0
    • Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
      0
    • Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
      2
    • Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
      0
    • Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
      24
    • A Mac OS X version older than Leopard
      0
    • Ubuntu
      6
    • Linux Mint
      4
    • Debian GNU/Linux
      3
    • Fedora
      3
    • Other Linux distribution
      5
    • FreeBSD
      0
    • Solaris
      0
    • OS/2
      0
    • Other (details below)
      4

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seta-san

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aww.. i really like Windows 8, and Office 2013...

guess i'm the only one, come on guys just embrace change :D

I love change. I loved all the changes through every version of windows and mac. I adapt easily to new environment. I even adapted fairly easily to the AS/400 in school. I seamlessly made sense of every new phone and mobile device I've ever used because they all had an easy to learn single design behind them. Windows 8 is the most frustrating pile of crap I've ever used. I've said it before.. but Windows ME was far superior because for all of it's instability it still had a single easy to use interface and the stability could largely be fixed by disabling System Restore.

Change is good when it's natural and flows. The change in windows 8 is forced and in many ways demented.

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Glassed Silver

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I love change. I loved all the changes through every version of windows and mac. I adapt easily to new environment. I even adapted fairly easily to the AS/400 in school. I seamlessly made sense of every new phone and mobile device I've ever used because they all had an easy to learn single design behind them. Windows 8 is the most frustrating pile of crap I've ever used. I've said it before.. but Windows ME was far superior because for all of it's instability it still had a single easy to use interface and the stability could largely be fixed by disabling System Restore.

Change is good when it's natural and flows. The change in windows 8 is forced and in many ways demented.

It's seldom enough that this happens, but on the rare occasions when we actually share on opinion, I guess it's worth to give you some extra props and a reply.

Thumbs up to you! (Y)

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So?

I think there needs to be an option "Windows 8 : Only because i'm in the computer repair business other wise I would be running windows 7"

VM, dual/multi boot, secondary machine, ...

Plenty of ways to get used to 8 and not having to deal with it all the time. :)

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Kronir

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Windows 8 Pro x64

Honestly, I don't get the hate. I don't see any "missing features or functionality" (Aero Glass aside). I use the desktop interface exclusively; the only time I use the ModernUI is for the weather app I got. The new Start Screen can do everything the old Start menu did and them some.

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Yorak

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I used Windows 8 for a month straight after release. Got very irritated and went back to Windows 7. After seeing some reviews of Start8 (and other similar programs), I figured I would give 8 yet another chance. It is definitely more usable now, but I am still not completely happy with it. Too lazy to reformat again right now, but I already prepared an updated Windows 7 ISO for when I may need it. The only reason I use Windows now that I am no longer in school is for gaming.

On my laptop (from which I am typing this now), I am using Arch Linux. It will remain on here for the foreseeable future because I love it and it loves me. We are not ashamed of our love. I will climb the mountain tops and announce it! Sometimes when we get in an argument, I cheat on it with Gentoo. Or if I am just bored. You know how men are, right? At the end of the day though, true love shall overcome all odds.

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I think there needs to be an option "Windows 8 : Only because i'm in the computer repair business other wise I would be running windows 7"

Good job the thread title is "Your main desktop OS for 2013" and not "Your main desktop OS for 2013 that you absolutely friggen love!!!" ;)

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Lingwo

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It will probably be Windows 7.

I've got Windows 8, just not tried it yet. Unlike XP which was ageing by the time Windows 7 came out. I don't see the need for Windows 8, other than to experience Metro.

Also i will probably put Ubuntu on my ageing laptop.

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Colin McGregor

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Windows 7. hopefully Valve will make gaming worth using linux this next year, so i can jump off the downward spiral that is microsoft and windows.

Good luck with that lol

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ANON86364

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I could even say Windows 8 was my main OS in 2012. It is sufficient to say that Windows 8 will be my main OS in 2013. I have no qualms with Windows 8. I would like to add though that I'm working diligently this time around in making Ubuntu work for me. Gaming is a real problem for me.

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Bad Boy Nibbler

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Windows 8 with startisback am willing to give the start screen a chance when more apps are move over to it also windows 8 since smoother and supported my hardware more then windows 7 did.

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tsupersonic

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Windows 8 at the moment, but I don't really use my desktop these days. I'm planning on going back to Windows 7. Windows 8 makes no sense if you don't have a touch screen, it's just plain stupid imo.

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